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KXXV
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Waco, Texas
Branding KXXV NewsChannel 25
KRHD-LP ABC 40
Slogan KXXV: Breaking News, Breaking Stories, Tracking Storms
KRHD: Digging Deeper, Tracking Storms
Channel Digital: 26 (UHF)
Subchannels 25.1 ABC
25.2 Telemundo
25.3 25 Weather Now
Translators KRHD-LP 40 Bryan/College Station
Affiliations ABC (September 1985-present)
Owner Drewry Communications Group
(Centex Television Limited Partnership)
First air date March 22, 1985
Callsign meaning XXV = Roman numeral 25
Former channels Analog:
25 (UHF, 1985-2009)
Former affiliations NBC (1985)
Effective power 1000 kW
Height 561.4 m
Facility ID 9781
Antenna coordinates 31°20′16″N 97°18′36″W / 31.33778°N 97.31°W / 31.33778; -97.31
Website www.kxxv.com/

KXXV (News Channel 25) is a full-power television station in Waco, Texas, serving Central Texas as an ABC affiliate. It is currently owned by the Drewry Communications Group (a family-owned company based in Oklahoma). A planned late 2008 sale of the Drewry stations to London Broadcasting fell through due to the late 2000s credit crisis. [1] London Broadcasting subsequently purchased local NBC affiliate KCEN-TV.

KXXV also operates a low-powered, Class-A semi-satellite in Bryan, KRHD-LP channel 40. KRHD has a small newsroom with several reporters who provide stories for a daily 10pm newscast that is produced by KXXV.

In Waco/Killeen/Temple, KXXV broadcasts on cable channel 5, while in Bryan/College Station KRHD-LP broadcasts on cable channel 9.

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History

KXXV signed on for the first time on March 22, 1985 as an NBC affiliate; Waco was one of the last markets in the nation with full service from all three networks. It switched to ABC that fall.

KRHD-LP's call letters are based on the name of Robert H. Drewry, an Oklahoma native and founder of the Drewry Communications Group.

Digital television

KXXV's broadcasts have been digital-only since February 17, 2009;[1] the digital signal also offers Telemundo programming on 25.2 and local weather 24/7 on 25.3.

Newscasts

Monday-Friday

  • Good Morning Texas Early Edition (5:30am-6am)
  • Good Morning Texas (6-7am)
  • The Texas Report (11-11:30am)
  • News Channel 25 at 5:00 (5-5:30pm)
  • News Channel 25 at 6:00 (6-6:30pm)
  • News Channel 25 NightBeat (10-10:35pm)
  • ABC 40 NightBeat (10-10:35pm)

Saturday

  • The Texas Report (6-6:30pm)
  • The Texas Report (10-10:30pm)

Sunday

  • The Texas Report (5:30-6pm)
  • The Texas Report (10-10:30pm)

Personalities

Current On-Air Talent

Current Anchors

  • Bruce Gietzen (anchor)
  • Ann Harder (anchor)
  • Loren Korn (anchor/reporter)
  • Seth Kovar (anchor)
  • Sara Talbert (anchor/reporter)
  • Nicole Pytel (KRHD anchor/reporter)

Reporters

  • Natasha Chen (reporter)
  • John Cuoco (reporter)

Meteorologists

  • Matt Hines (chief meteorologist)
  • Tiffany Savona (morning meteorologist)
  • Conley Isom (weekend meteorologist)

Sports

  • Brandon Davidow (sports director)
  • Jeff McAdam (sports reporter)
  • Jahmai Webster (sports reporter)

Notable Reporters

  • Brian Collins, best remembered as the sports anchor on Ball State's college news program fumbling highlights only to conclude with the catch phrase Boom goes the dynamite.[2][3]
  • E.D. Hill (1986-1987) KXXV-TV, Waco, TX - reporter/anchor, best known as Fox and Friends Morning Anchor 1998-2006

News/Station presentation

Newscast Titles

  • Eyewitness News 25 (1985-1995)
  • News 25 (1995-2004)
  • Nightbeat (10PM newscast; 1995-2009; still used on weekend newscasts)
  • News Channel 25 (2004-present)
  • The Texas Report (10PM newscast; 2009-present)

Station slogans

  • TV-25, Let's All Be There! (1985, local version of NBC campaign)
  • Eyewitness News 25, Count on the Team (1985-1995)
  • Coverage You Can Count On (1995-2002)
  • Your First Choice for News (2002-2004)
  • The News Channel for Central Texas (2004-2005)
  • Breaking News, Breaking Stories, Tracking Storms (2005-present)
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References

  1. ^ http://www.kxxv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9863697
  2. ^ "Brian Collins' Career Finally Gets A Boom". Deadspin. http://deadspin.com/5039901/brian-collins-career-finally-gets-a-boom. Retrieved 2008-08-26. 
  3. ^ "Collins Bio". KXXV. http://www.kxxv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8808235&nav=menu509_11_1. Retrieved 2008-08-26. 

External links

Television stations in the Brazos Valley
Waco/Temple/Killeen

KCEN (6.1 NBC) • KWTX (10.1 CBS, 10.2 The CW) • KXXV (25.1 ABC, 25.2 TMD, 25.3 Weather Now) • KPLE 31 (TBN) • KWBU (34.1 PBS, 34.2 Create, 34.3 V-me) • KWKO 38 (Ind.) • KWKT (44.1 FOX/MNTV) • KNCT (46.1 PBS) • KAKW (62.1 UNI)
Bryan/College Station

KBTX (3.1 CBS, 3.2 The CW) • KAMU (15.1 PBS) • KSCM 18 (A1) • KMAY 23 (NBC) • KYLE (28.1 Fox/MNTV) • KRHD 40 (ABC) • K47ED 47 (TBN)
Other stations

Reception may vary by geographical location
 Houston: KUHT (8.1 PBS)
Dallas: WFAA (8.1 ABC) • KERA (13.1 PBS)
Texas Broadcast television areas by city:

Abilene/Sweetwater • Amarillo (Texas Panhandle) • Austin • Beaumont/Port Arthur • Corpus Christi • Dallas-Fort Worth • Del Rio, TX • El Paso • Houston • Laredo • Lubbock • Midland-Odessa (Permian Basin) • Rio Grande Valley • San Angelo • San Antonio • Sherman/Ada, OK • Texarkana/Shreveport, LA  • Tyler/Longview (East Texas) • Victoria • Waco/Bryan (Brazos Valley) • Wichita Falls/Lawton, OK
ABC Network Affiliates in the state of Texas

KMID 2 (Midland) - KIII 3 (Corpus Christi) - KRGV 5 (Weslaco) - KLTV 7 / KTRE 9 (Tyler / Lufkin) - KVIA 7 (El Paso) - KVII 7 (Amarillo) - WFAA 8 (Dallas) - KBMT 12 (Beaumont) - KSAT 12 (San Antonio) - KTXS 12 / KTXE 38 (Sweetwater / San Angelo) - KTRK 13 (Houston) - KVUE 24 (Austin) - KAVU 25 (Victoria) - KXXV 25 / KRHD 40 (Waco / Bryan) - KAMC 28 (Lubbock)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Texas







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